Carnival of Australia postponed
July 2, 2008
The Carnival of Australia has been postponed
due to a personal crisis at Imaginif.
My aim is to get it posted by Friday. My apologies to those expecting to see their posts today.
Aussie Carnival Blog On Cairns
June 18, 2008
Welcome to the June 18, 2008 edition of
Carnival of Australia and Blog On Cairns.
My Carnival hosting tradition is to always begin with a post from the previous host: it is my way of saying, “Thanks for hosting and sharing in the success of the Carnival of Australia.” Of course last fortnight it was a sister Cairns business blogger who hosted: Keran from Birdwing Therapies. This fortnight, Keran gives us, Operation Centurion. Perpetrators and Pedophiles Being Arrested. This is something right up my ally. As child protection advocates both Keran and I are very conscious of online predators and we both share ALL information with the police if needed. As Keran says, “If you have any information which may lead to an arrest contact your local Police or Crime Stoppers“.
Blog On Cairns
What’s winter like in Tropical North Queensland? Steve and Maria from Cairns Unlimited have had one day where they had to wear long sleeves and trousers. Steve keeps a wonderful tourist centric blog and he says, “Winter in Tropical North Queensland is a far cry from the season that the southern half of Australia endures at this time of year. It’s 11:00am as I write this, and my trusty Cairns Unlimited thermometer tells me it’s 27 degrees (that’s 81 degrees American) which is not a bad winter’s temperature, I reckon”. I’m with you Steve…if it drops below 25 degrees, I freeze.
Paul Dymond of Have camera Will Travel suggests that The more you edit the better you look. Correction Paul, you’ve got it around the wrong way for the majority of us amateurs - the more you professional photographers edit photographs of us, the better we look! Paul is actually referring to the blog presentation of edited photographs. In the age of digital cameras and blogs, Mum and Dad photographer have a penchant for putting all of their pics up. Paul suggests raising your own status as digital guru and only publishing your very best and edited shots. FANTASTIC shot of a Cassowary on the Daintree Road.
Mike Moore over at Cairns Blog is finally back to his regular blogging. In Drunk Driver, Mike shares a horrific picture of a drunk and sleeping driver smashing into a group of cyclists.
Introducing Luke Grange from Knowledge Solutions. Luke and his team offer all manner of Web-based information solutions and their new corporate blog focuses on Web 2.0 applications and the benefits of blogging as a business tool. On a more personal not, Luke was one of my rescuers in my near drowning experience on the Great Barrier Reef. I am eternally grateful to Luke and I encourage you to head over to his new site and giving him a little blog karma 
.
Did you know that verylongdomainnamesarefrustrating. Over at Nicky Jurd’s she urges new website builders to consider their domain names…preferably before you buy them! What does your business do? What does your domain name say about your business? Can your clients easily remember your domain name? An excellent little post Nicky.
Jean Burman, aka Billy the Kid, is a marvel. There were only three Cairns bloggers who used the power of the blogosphere to raise consciousness around the recent Childhood Hero Day. Two of those bloggers are child safety advocates and professional in the area. Jean on the other hand, deserves accolades and fanning with banana palms, because she does not make her living from child safety. Jean shares a wonderful story of being a childhood hero, with teeth and skin, in tact.
Nunyaa, our own little Flying Nun of Flying Fish Point (I don’t know if that’s where Nunyaa lives - it just fitted with the flying nun habit comment), raises some safety and control issues around the hotly debated OneSchool data base: Students on the Net.
Queensland State Government is planning on entering personal details including photos of every state school child in an online data base. Photographs, personal details, career aspirations, off-campus activities and student performance records are being collected from all 1251 state schools.
OneSchool rhetoric comes with a threat or two: it is non negotiable and students who do not supply the required information may well be refused a state education. Ummm, I just cannot see how that could ever happen.
I understand the reasons behind state education wanting such a data base but without the security needed (let along fast internet!) to protect such sensitive online information, the potential for hacking, manipulating and sharing information about minors, leaves me a little perturbed. At this stage, I am wanting to join Nunnyaa and say, “I prefer the old hard drive and paper files thanks Mr Welford.”
Andrew Griffiths wonders if Maybe it’s time to get mobile. There is no denying the massive growth in business to your door models. Andrew posits that the model will only grow and that traditionally sedentary business houses will begin to go mobile. I wonder if anyone has done research on the environmental impact of “to your door” business verses customers seeking out business at a fixed address.
Andrew asks:
Are there ways that your business could take your products or services directly to your customers? A few prime examples that I seen develop recently are:
1. Mobile battery sellers - they come to you when you get a flat battery.
2. Mobile mechanics - they come to you to work on your car.
3. Mobile dog washers - no more wet dogs in the car.
4. Mobile finance brokers - discuss your finance needs in your own home.
5. Restaurants - home delivery is becoming more popular by the day.
6. Hairdressers - many will now come to your home or office.
I have long thought Imaginif could make use of a mobile child therapy room (a mobile home/caravan sort of an affair) that visits the smaller towns around us once a week. Paul (my accountant husband) will cringe when he reads this and I know what he will say, “Stick to your business model woman and don’t plan anything else into the cash flow!”
Like sands through the hour glass, Melody (from Biglittlesister)and her family are taking beach advantage on the fine, but cold, days Cairns has experienced (have I ever mentioned that I hate winter!). In delightful artistic talent, the girls did a sand portrait of papa bear, Lyndon. Very Aussie! [Megan breaks into song] There was an old man who swallowed Australia.
Melody, the above sand artist from Big Little Sister , has a huge parent blogger following. Cairns businesses interested in marketing their family focused wares cannot do better than giving Melody a promo to review. A positive review from Melody will reach thousands of Aussie parents all heading this way for winter warmth. Ummm, what could Melody blog about - weekends away, family centric restaurants, resort wear, tours: the list and Melody’s parent influence is endless. Blog searches are fast becoming search engine in style. Indexing, easy home based seo strategies and huge visitor numbers means that blogs often come up before tradition web or information sites. If you haven’t got a blog on your website, you’ve got rocks in your head. Thank goodness you’ve got access to experienced bloggers who can parent test your product though.
Here are the other Cairns bloggers that I know off. Get to know them, encourage them, link to them and build a solid web of people in Cairns who get the enduring strength of blogging as a tool.
- Berry Baby
- Cairns Action for Sustainable Transport
- Kaj Haffenden
- Psych Matters
- Spasmodic Dysphonia
- Tropical Passions
Business
Des Walsh ate before he wrote, A Book I Must Have for Doing Business in China over at deswalsh.com. A delightfully serious, humorous, and humble reflection of how unChinese Des may have been, he has now whet my appetite for the book as an entree to Chinese business culture as well. Des, did you know, in China they don’t call it Chinese food. Amazing! (12 year old is looking over my shoulder groaning at my jokes)
Family
GP presents Innkeeping Heloise Style posted at Innside Montana-Your Home at the Range, saying, “Innkeeping ‘Heloise” style here in the US of A. Cheers maties” What a laugh. Thanks GP, that tickled my non cleaning elbows.
PlanningQueen presents 10 Ways To Save On Your Food Bill posted at Planning with Kids, saying, “With higher food prices looking set to stay, here are some easy steps you can take to save on your food bill” Planning’s posts are always super sensible and parent practical. I wonder if not feeding the kids would ever make one of your lists PQ? My 12 year old son is in danger of not being fed because he and his friend are eating me out of my wage! I keep offering them Tripe but they don’t seem to want that! My serious money saving food tip is to put a cup of rolled oats in with mince - yummy, healthy and doubles dinner
The three times kewl Alison was tagged for a meme by Cairns based Melody: Six question meme. The diversity of lodgings, employment and preference always amazes me when I read personal memes. Alison has been a circus performer and now operates a menagerie and young people home. She is also an amazingly intelligent young woman who lives her life around inclusive and non discriminatory practices. A rare bird, Alison will be in Cairns late July and I intend to have a Bloggers Meet so that you can all meet Alison too (she is a regular reader of several blogs that participate in Carnival of Australia).
Food
The wonderful Jeanie presents Cannelloni Comforts! posted at Jeanie in Paradise, saying, “How to g-r-a-d-u-a-l-l-y extend your child’s eating horizon!” Jeanie, that was very clever and the pics are divine. One of my kids was a true, pie addicted, Aussie. The only food he would eat had to be wrapped in pastry and end with the work “Pie.” We wanted soft Tacos for dinner. I told Master Pie Face that they were Mexican Pies He loved his Mexican Pies and still eats pie bread (tortillas) to this day.
Personal Development
Belongum presents If ever there was an apprenticeship in Ironing… posted at Belongum’s Weblog. What a laugh - this single post explains the risks associated with ironing.
…when you’re ironing in a hurry, with only your undies on! Don’t let anyone fool you - for all the burn resistance cotton might have over anything resembling polyester, it still hurts like a bastard when that’s all that happens to be between your iron (on it’s ‘Linen’ setting), and any patch of skin that might reside between your belly button and where the top of your legs are! If it’s not that, it’s the steam - do I really need to explain those particular hazards in detail any further? I thought not! The ‘dangle factor’ aside folks; I’m afraid I have to tell you that ironing in your duds, isn’t necessarily a healthy thing to be doing - but ‘needs’ tend to necessitate all manners of odd behavior.
Belongum, I am an Army brat - starch and ruler bred. Nowadays though, I am an environmental safety officer (self appointed) and ironing is a high risk and environmentally black task (aka, I let my husband do my ironing. Can’t wait to witness a mishap like yours hehe).
Sport
R.Pettinger presents Australian World Harmony Run posted at Sri Chinmoy Centre News, saying, “On April 27th, the Australian World Harmony Run team began an epic journey around the entire coast of Australia.” Congratulations to the runners and the organisers. Social understanding is something I strive toward and I fully encourage such projects. Thanks for submitting this to the Carnival of Australia.
Travel
Our Red House presents Our Red House: Wilson’s Promontory: Landscapes posted at Our Red House. What beautiful clear pictures. It doesn’t even look cold. While I am often focused on the northernmost tip of Australia, this post comes from the southern most tip of Australia. How cool that our Carnival spans from one tip to the other. Thanks for joining us in the Carnival. We ruin fortnightly so please do come back.
Fancy a trip to Japan in a virtual origami boat? No. Then how about sending an origami boat to the the Prime Minister of Japan: Join the mass online protest against whaling in the Southern Ocean. Activism and social change is within easy reach of us all. Join The Body Shop Activist in a few virtual paper folds and help to create a sustainable future worth having grand kids for.
That concludes this edition. Any takers for hosting next fortnight? If not, the Carnival will run here at Imaginif again.
Submit your chosen blog post to the next edition of Carnival of Australia and Blog On Cairns using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. You must be Aussie (no matter where you live in the world) or have a post about something Australian. I received a lot of spam this edition and some posts that I could not work out the Aussie connection. If you are an overseas Aussie blogger and it is not obvious on your About page, please let me know you are Australian.
Links back to the Carnival are always appreciated and act as positive marketing for our collective Carnival.
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Carnival of (winter in Cairns) Australia at Birdwing
June 4, 2008
Winter has hit Cairns. I have to wear a towel around my shoulders in the mornings as I tend my blog tasks. Brrrrr…..
This fortnight’s (winter) Carnival of Australia and Blog on Cairns is now showing over at Birdwing Therapies:
Carnival of (winter in Cairns) Australia
Be sure to check it out, green thumb stumble it and leave comments for host, Keran Thomas, and all the Aussie bloggers who have posts in the carnival. Congratulations to the growing contingent of Cairns bloggers who are doing a fantastic job and tend to have more of a business blog focus.
We are always looking for hosts: if you are an Aussie blogger and would like to facilitate a Carnival edition, just let me know and we can arrange it. Carnivals always bring a flurry of new visits and frequently result in scoring some new, ongoing, readers.
Cairns bloggers: do you know any other local bloggers? Please pass their url to me so that I can make contact with them and add them to my Cairns bloggers blogroll.
At the risk of sounding obsessive, do not overlook the impending Childhood Hero Day coming up on June 13. Abused Australian kids are in need of a little care too.
Carnival time Australia
June 1, 2008
It’s Aussie blog carnival time again.
Birdwing Therapies
is hosting the fortnightly
Carnival of Australia and Blog On Cairns
this Wednesday, 4th June.
Aussie bloggers (including Cairns bloggers), submit your posts here: Carnival of Australia and Blog on Cairns .
The last Carnival of Australia introduced a new category for Cairns bloggers (Blog On Cairns) and was hosted here at Carnival of Australia home:
Carnival Cairns, Australia
Carnival Cairns, Australia
May 21, 2008
Welcome to the May 21, 2008 edition of Carnival of Australia and introducing Blog On Cairns. Cairns is my home town (I am in LOVE with Cairns actually) and business blogging is finally being used as a business tool amongst Cairns business owners. Blog on Cairns is to help Cairns bloggers navigate the blogosphere and put you in touch with the myriad of excellent Aussie bloggers.
Before we begin, a word from the host: How do you donate money to charity without spending a cent??? Answer: Be the change you want, hero day June 13
Remember French Knitting? Jen over at Semantically Driven (last fortnight’s host and therefore first post off the mark in this carnival edition) has provided some amazing photo explanations of Making tomboy stitch. Jen posits; “This might be a blast from the past for many people. I’m wondering how many of you used to do Tomboy Stitch?” I did Jen and I taught all my kids to do it too. We called it French Knitting and like your son’s school, we had snake competitions to see who could make the longest rainbow serpent.
Animals
Joh sent in some of Andy’s photography: In Minature Flying Wombats posted at poohduck I faced my envy of not being able to capture flying wombats the way Andy has and instead fell in love with the life stills. Thanks for this Joh. I’m going to become a regular voyeur.
GP presents The Rundown on Roundup posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn, saying, “A rundown of the lessons learned from my first endurance ride.”
Blog On Cairns
Meet Paul Dymond of Have Camera will travel. A Cairns based international photographer, Paul is contracted to Lonely Planet Images and has been featured in more than 30 of their guidebooks ranging from Tokyo to Zambia, from Nepal to Thailand and a few places in between. In Photographing in the rainforest… Paul loans his expertise to people visiting the rainforests surrounding coastal Cairns and helps them to decipher the moments of rainforest sun light needed to take photographs like Paul’s one on the right. Shot at Daintree Eco Lodge, a place I adore, after seeing how he makes his shots talk pure bliss, I think I’ll leave the photography to Paul while I soak up the spa instead (he he). How astoundingly divine is his rainforest stream photograph?
May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month. Keran from Birdwing Therapies (Hoare St, Manunda) attended the annual breakfast held by the Cairns Regional Domestic Violence Service at the Sheridan Plaza Hotel, North Cairns. Hobnobbing it with all the local and state leaders, Keran shares with us their concerns the significant impact domestic violence has, not only on the victim’s personal safety, but also on their ability to be housed.
Andrew Griffiths, Australia’s Leading Small Business Expert, is a Cairns man. In Just how important is small business in Australia? Andrew ponders division: If several smaller parts make up a whole, is small really big? I am a regular reader of Andrew’s blog, and Andrew and I are business neighbours (we both operate our business home base from Edge Hill). I recommend Andrew’s marketing services, his numerous books and his guest speaking powers.
Melody, Cairns own biglittlesister, has just returned home from a European jaunt. A Visit to Monet’s Garden was a dream come true. Her own daughter named after the French impressionist, Melody lost herself in the splendor of the canvassed gardens in Monet’s home: Giverny area Gardens.
Cairns Action for Sustainable Transport reminds us of World Environment Day June 5. There is a close link between environmental issues, sustainability and child protection so I am very interested in anything to do with protecting the earth. This years theme for World Environment Day is The theme is Kick The Car Habit and Cairns cyclists are meeting at 7.15am at Westcourt Plaza, Mulgrave Rd, to ride to the Cairns City Council lawns for a rally, speakers and refreshments from 8am to 8.30am.
Who doesn’t yet know of Cairnsblog.net? Possibly worn out following the recent local government elections, Mike Moore has not posted of late. We miss you Mike, get on your bike, your stuff we like!
Our life in Tropical North Queensland is completed by CAIRNS UNLIMITED DIGITAL UNDERWATER CAMERAS - PHOTOS. Amazing reef and rainforest photography, I recently won a photographic competition offered over at Cairns Unlimited. I am a bad photographer - what I see through the lens in NEVER what is produced when processed! But….guess the picture I can do. In “Guess that photo” competition I picked the colours as a giant clam. Winning bounty from Cairns Unlimited included a copy of An Anzac’s Story by Roy Kyle (Boy has his hands on the other win, The Thin Red Line, and I will never even get to see it now!!!!). Introduced and edited by Bryce Courtnay, An Anzac’s Story is a moving read. To celebrate the joining of forces (Cairns bloggers to Carnival of Australia) and to assist in the positive marketing of all that Cairns bloggers have to offer, I am (re)giving away this book to the first Cairns Blogger to leave a comment below and a link back to this Carnival Post.
Cairns artist, Jean Burman (painter, writer and curious dreamer): what a pleasure and splash of local cultural comment her blog is. Jean uses her site well as a combination sample of her talent and skills. Combining citizen journalism with self illustrated posts, Jean has her say while positively marketing all that she offers. I am glad you found blogging as a social change platform Jean and I am thrilled at the way you utilise blogs as a business tool.
Surely everyone already knows of the enigmatic Nicky Jurd from City of Cairns. If you don’t, you need to familiarise yourself with Nicky’s Web design and search engine optimisation service. If you are interested in Blogging For Business then you need to subscribe to Nicky’s blog and harness blogging as a tool. Nicky and I (Megan) are intending to join forces and bring business blogging to new heights in Cairns. If you are interested in either staring, enhancing or promoting your blog, talk to Nicky or Megan.
Nunyaa lives slightly south of Cairns. Although we have only recently blog connected, Nunyaa says we have met previously. Love the connections that are formed in small regional centers. I can only hope you didn’t meet me on one of my “badly behaved” days Nunyaa. I don’t always keep my foul opinions to myself if the right topic button is pushed!!!! In SECRET AGENT ORANGE TESTING !! Nunyaa considers the secret dumping of toxic chemicals on rural isolated communities.
It seems that the social and professional services are well represented in the Cairns blogosphere. PSI Psychology Tutor is an extension of a local psychologist’s conversations with her students. While her web site is current, her blog is not updated regularly, I can only hope that Char will be inspired by the growing community of Cairns bloggers. Leave her a comment perhaps and invite Char back to the esplanade of blogging. I’ve included a trackback so lets see if Char comes to visit us at the Carnival of Australia.
Spasmodic Dysphonia and SWAGS Cairns are two blogs belonging to Cairns Social Workers. Again, not regularly updated, I can only encourage you women (one of whom is my mother) to post regularly and enjoy the growing platform of positive Cairns online marketing.
Biased I am…we live in paradise and enjoy copious Tropical Passions. A great way to keep abreast of local restaurant reviews is to consume the tropical and passionate mixings of Cairns own Kitchen Slut. For an appetiser, in Unbeaten bush track reveals rainforest oasis only 40 minutes from Cairns, the kitchen slut reviews a hidden restaurant gem that I have long wondered what was actually down that road.
Parker Travel Collection operates a blog style platform to ensure corporate news and featured announcements find their way to an international, national and local tourism customer base. That is smart business. Cairns is full of tourist industries who could follow suit and implement a blog as part of their marketing and advertising. Congratulations to Parker Travel Collections for using Web 2.0 technology to take Cairns to the rest of the world.
I hope you Cairns bloggers become regular contributors to the Carnival of Australia. I have added a category especially for you (Blog On Cairns) and if we grow large enough I will raise a separate carnival. For now though, just join us for some great fortnightly blog discoveries.
Business
Martin Russell presents Comedy Wanted Ad posted at Word of Mouth Marketing. Very interesting reminder about the voracity and robustness of a marketing call to action. Can you pick the tragedy in the comedy?
Michelle Sweeney is giving away boobs, shoes and scraps: 3 New Competitions For Australian Readers posted at My New Shiny Shoes. Jump on over to see how to win three separate lots of goodies.
Leigh from All for Women reminds us about the Top Australian Women Blogs. If you are a female Australian blogger, is your blog included for indexing (just let Leigh know you want to be measured)? Imaginif is sitting at number 7 so I’m pretty chuffed with that. Consider listing with Meg too for the Top 100 Australian Blogs Index.
Des Walsh presents Thinking About Blog Monetization posted at Thinking Home Business. Some interesting reflections on Caroline Middlebrook’s post asking whether one’s blog monetization “left money on the table”, Des raises several monetization issues, including paradigm rhetoricals. But, from a purely pragmatic point of view: Are the popular culture of 125 x 125 pixel ads off putting? I rather like them Des and I am much more likely to click on them than large flashy banner ads. What do others think? Let Des know.
Here’s a very interesting post from the lovely Sueblimely on why Social Networking Can Be Bad For Your Blog. Leigh from Crazy Meezer and I were just eyarning about this the other day - where have some of our favorite bloggers gone to - they are updating irregularly but are active on some of the social network sites. I have found it helpful to re-ask why it is that I blog - to get my information out or to get myself out? I use my blogging as part of my marketing plan…not all of that can be done in virtual social networks so I have now found a balance I am happy with. Great article Sue. Thanks for the reflective process you set off in me.
Culture
PlanningQueen (one of my favored child centric bloggers) presents Tear Down The Great Fire Wall Of China posted at Planning with Kids, saying, “Some practical steps that you can take to protest against censorship in China.” If you like social action, then PQ has information on an Australian project that is moving mountains walls.
The amazingly talented Suzie Cheel presents How I Started Making Art Quilts posted at Suzie Cheel Art and beyond. Launching her new Art Blog, Suzie shares the story of how she became an art quilter. She also tells the story of Quilts 2000, a fund Raiser for the Paralympics in 2000. Wow Suzie, that was a fantastic effort and your quilt raised a HUGE amount of money. Congratulations and thank you for leaving your comfort zone.
Family
Joh presents Get off the Road!! posted at Joh Blogs, saying, “A significant step towards adulthood for my son.” As a mother I share your freedom cum stomach wrenching driving pride Joh. Now if only we can get rid of passengers who do not wear seat belts, our sons will be okay.
Food
Dr Martin W. Russell presents “I Can Make You Thin” by Paul McKenna - A Review posted at Dr Martin W. Russell. A book review, Martin contends that eating the four rules of the book are a sure fire way to improve your nutrition, life and self image:
- When you are hungry, eat.
- Eat what you want (not what you think you “should”.)
- Eat consciously and enjoy every mouthful.
- When you are full stop.
I have declared the rest of my life a diet free zone: diets are so negative. Health and total nutrition though, that’s what I get motivated by, so I agree with Martin’s reduction to four golden life rules. How about the rest of you? What do you think of Martin’s review?
Helping a mate
Craig Harper presents I Don’t Like You posted at Craig Harper - Motivational Speaker. Stop flashing Craig (he he, couldn’t resist it)! Craig reminds us: “Newsflash 1: Some people aren’t gonna like you. Newsflash 2: That’s okay.” Megan is such a child and retorts, “News flash 3 - I like your blog and straight forward style, Craig. It does not present as a significant barrier to my personal or professional growth so I’m afraid you’re stuck with me as a reader.
Mates
Belongum presents Of Warships and Women… posted at Belongum’s Weblog, saying, “A thank you to the women that served alongside of me - they didn’t get many on the job!” Belongum, my father was in Small Ships., for both the Australian and American Armies. I grew up in an Army barracks overseas and Dad did three tours of duty in Vietnam. His photographs featured many uniformed women. I echo your sentiments of thanks.
Personal Development
Suzie Cheel presents Being Wonder Woman Sucks Sometimes! posted at The Abundance Highway. In a moment of doubt Suzie reflected and subsequently asks us: “Do you sometimes “bite off more than you can chew?” That’s certainly what I felt like last night. So I went to bed. You know head under the pillow solution? Also, the internet connection was like watching grass grow.” In her state of being overwhelmed, Suzie found ways to underwhelm herself and let the laws of attraction find their own way back into her space. Suzie, I am sending positive thoughts your way on your journey to Vancouver to further facilitate the Law of Attraction.
Politics
Gavin R. Putland presents Unprintable Remarks On The Budget posted at Prosper Australia. Oh dear - two newspapers may have shown their political bias by not renting Gavin’s considered comments. Thank goodness for the third one though (and for citizen journalism via the spread of information in the blogosphere) who put up some shelter in the Herald Sun.
Colin Campbell, another regular Carnival of Australia host, presents Sun Sets on Solar Rebate posted at Adelaide Green Porridge Cafe, saying, “Who would have thought that Johnny’s renewable energy policy for solar power on people’s houses would be so popular that the Rudd Government plans to strangle it????” I’m faced with a similar issue at the moment Colin (gray water tanks) but the tank wins over the mortgage.
Sport
Frank Sherril presents Not Building Enough Muscle? Then Discover How To Quickly Avoid Dangerous Training Plateaus. posted at Frank Sherrill’s Rants. I’m pretty sure this has nothing to do with Australia or being Australian. Frank what is your Aussie connection?
Travel
Aussie expat Nathan Low presents many Letters to home posted at An Ozzie in Boston. His blog is ”a story about an Aussie’s adventure in Boston. Also with technical and moving help.” I removed the link to the post you wanted included Nathan - bit raunchy for a child protection blog I think! Instead I’m presenting your entire blog so that readers can choose what they read.
Have You Ever Had Thoughts Of Running Away From Home? Carole from Healthy Living Lounge has. Should she or should she not get her groove back by running away? I say GO CAROLE.
That concludes this edition of the Carnival of Australia and Blog On Cairns. Submit your blog article to the next fortnightly edition of the Carnival of Australia using the carnival submission form. I have added Blog on Cairns as a category so you Cairns bloggers can add your posts and choose that category.
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Don’t forget the Australian Childhood Foundation’s Childhood Hero Day on June 13. Capes are only $5.00 and badges $3.00. Such a little cost to help keep kids safe. Please buy one.
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